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Submission Lobbying, transparency and accountability in NSW:

Lobbying is an important and influential aspect of a healthy participatory democracy.

 23 Jun 2010
Submission Improving democracy:

The Victorian Electoral Matters Committee conducted an inquiry into the functions and administration of voting centres.

 28 May 2010
Submission Levelling out the playing field. Within the National Energy Customer Framework (NECF), energy will be sold either by retailers or those holding a retail... 04 Aug 2010
Submission Code of Conduct NSW

The submission comments on the Code of Conduct for Members of the NSW Parliament.

 12 Jul 2010
Submission Reducing the risk for consumers:

The Productivity Commission established an inquiry into gambling early in 2009, for which PIAC made a submission in...

22 Dec 2009
Submission Power/knowledge:

The National Energy Customer Framework is expected to require that the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) to be...

13 Jul 2010
Submission Protecting consumers?:

This submission forms the response of PIAC to the Ministerial Council on Energy’s Second Exposure Draft of the...

11 Mar 2010
Submission Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters. Inquiry into the Conduct of the... 15 Mar 2005
Submission Boarding house residents’ rights.

PIAC’s submission highlights the areas where the proposed Youth and Community Service Regulation 2010 (...

13 Jul 2010
Submission The effectiveness of fines as a sentencing option:

In its response to the New South Wales Sentencing Council Interim Report, The Effectiveness of Fines as a Sentencing Option: Court-imposed...

02 Oct 2007
Submission Taxing Charity:

It is PIAC’s view that thorough reform of the taxation and regulation of charities and not-for-profit...

01 May 2009
Submission Balancing information, privacy and accessibility:

PIAC welcomed the opportunity to contribute to the discussion about Government 2.0 and its implementation in ...

24 Aug 2009
Submission Valuing the not-for-profit sector: comments on the National Compact Consultation paper

This submission comments on the gaps in the draft National Compact principles, governance arrangements and priority areas for further action...

30 Sep 2009
Submission Public funding: preserving democracy.

The NSW Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters is conducting an inquiry into a model of public funding for...

27 Jan 2010
Submission Considering non-custodial sentencing options:

PIAC made a submission on the use of non-conviction orders and good behaviour bonds to the NSW...

27 Aug 2009
Submission Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Mental Health 20 May 2005
Submission Towards an independent and effective national mental health consumer organisation:

PIAC commends the Commonwealth Government for its proposal to initiate and fund an independent national mental health...

18 Dec 2009
Submission Erosion of integrity?

The National Energy Customer Framework (NECF) is part of the national energy reform process endorsed by the Council of...

11 Oct 2010
Submission Supplementary submission to the Inquiry into Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage

In PIAC’s original submission to the NSW Legislative Council Standing Committee on Social...

21 Aug 2008
Submission FiT and Fair?

Under the Solar Bonus Scheme, customers with an eligible generator are paid 60 cents per kilowatt hour for the energy they feed back...

30 Sep 2010